Lane restrictions

Weekday Lane Restrictions Scheduled on Several State Highways for Resurfacing Operations in Bucks County

King of Prussia, PA – Weekday lane restrictions are scheduled on three state highways as part of a project to repair and resurface 44 miles of state highway in Bucks County, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.

The work schedule is:

Monday, August 13, through Friday, August 17, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Park Avenue/Ferry Road between Route 152 (North Main Street) and Old Easton Road in Chalfont Borough, and New Britain and Plumstead townships, for milling and paving operations;

Monday, August 13, through Friday, August 24, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Route 152 (Main Street/Limekiln Pike/Hilltown Pike) between East Butler Avenue and Mill Road in Chalfont Borough, and New Britain and Hilltown townships, for milling and paving operations; and

Monday, August 13, through Friday, August 31, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Hilltown Pike between Route 152 (Limekiln Pike/Hilltown Pike) and Callowhill Road in Hilltown Township, for milling and paving operations.

Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns will occur. The contractor’s schedule is dependent on the weather.

New Ford Mill Road between Bordentown Road and Tyburn Road in Falls Township.

Under this improvement project, PennDOT is milling the existing roadway surface and repaving the state highways with new asphalt. The new pavement will seal the roadways and provide motorists with a smoother riding surface.

Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc., of Blooming Glen, Bucks County is the general contractor on the $12,610,492 project, which is financed with 100 percent state funds from Act 89, Pennsylvania’s Transportation Plan.

Work on the entire project is expected to be completed in December 2018.

For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov.

A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6.

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